High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus

A procedure for increased efficiency of production of transgenic citrus plants was developed by extending the exposure of the explants to the selection agent and by grafting in vitro the regenerated shoot apices onto seedling rootstocks. Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck x Poncirus trifoli...

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Main Authors: Pena, Leandro, Cervera, Magdalena, Juárez, José, Ortega, Carmen, Pina, José A., Durán-Vila, Núria, Navarro, Luis
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4335
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author Pena, Leandro
Cervera, Magdalena
Juárez, José
Ortega, Carmen
Pina, José A.
Durán-Vila, Núria
Navarro, Luis
author_browse Cervera, Magdalena
Durán-Vila, Núria
Juárez, José
Navarro, Luis
Ortega, Carmen
Pena, Leandro
Pina, José A.
author_facet Pena, Leandro
Cervera, Magdalena
Juárez, José
Ortega, Carmen
Pina, José A.
Durán-Vila, Núria
Navarro, Luis
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description A procedure for increased efficiency of production of transgenic citrus plants was developed by extending the exposure of the explants to the selection agent and by grafting in vitro the regenerated shoot apices onto seedling rootstocks. Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck x Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.) stem segments from in vitro grown seedlings were cocultivated with Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA 105 carrying the binary vector p35SGUSINT. The intron-containing beta-glucuronidase (GUS) gene in the T-DNA served as reporter in the histochemical assay and the neomycin phosphotransferase II (NPT II) gene provided resistance to kanamycin and was used as selectable marker. Regenerated shoots were harvested from the stem segments within 5 to 6 months. Extended time periods of selection greatly improved recovering of transformed shoots and reduced the occurrence of escapes. However, prolonged exposure to kanamycin favoured the regeneration of chimeric shoots. Shoot basal portions were GUS-assayed for screening transformants and the remaining portions were shoot tip grafted in vitro for production of whole plants. Citrus genetic transformation was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Southern and Northern analysis. The transformation efficiencies obtained are the highest reported so far for citrus.
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spelling ReDivia43352025-04-25T14:42:53Z High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus Pena, Leandro Cervera, Magdalena Juárez, José Ortega, Carmen Pina, José A. Durán-Vila, Núria Navarro, Luis A procedure for increased efficiency of production of transgenic citrus plants was developed by extending the exposure of the explants to the selection agent and by grafting in vitro the regenerated shoot apices onto seedling rootstocks. Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck x Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.) stem segments from in vitro grown seedlings were cocultivated with Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA 105 carrying the binary vector p35SGUSINT. The intron-containing beta-glucuronidase (GUS) gene in the T-DNA served as reporter in the histochemical assay and the neomycin phosphotransferase II (NPT II) gene provided resistance to kanamycin and was used as selectable marker. Regenerated shoots were harvested from the stem segments within 5 to 6 months. Extended time periods of selection greatly improved recovering of transformed shoots and reduced the occurrence of escapes. However, prolonged exposure to kanamycin favoured the regeneration of chimeric shoots. Shoot basal portions were GUS-assayed for screening transformants and the remaining portions were shoot tip grafted in vitro for production of whole plants. Citrus genetic transformation was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Southern and Northern analysis. The transformation efficiencies obtained are the highest reported so far for citrus. 2017-06-01T10:09:52Z 2017-06-01T10:09:52Z 1995 article Pena, L., Cervera, M., Juárez, J., Ortega, C., Pina, J. A., Duran-Vila et al. (1995). High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus. Plant Science, 104(2), 183-191. 0168-9452 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4335 10.1016/0168-9452(94)04021-8 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Pena, Leandro
Cervera, Magdalena
Juárez, José
Ortega, Carmen
Pina, José A.
Durán-Vila, Núria
Navarro, Luis
High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus
title High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus
title_full High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus
title_fullStr High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus
title_full_unstemmed High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus
title_short High-Efficiency Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Citrus
title_sort high efficiency agrobacterium mediated transformation and regeneration of citrus
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